R.I.P Charleton Heston…

And the list of the great movie stars of our time continue to get shorter…

Charlton Heston, star of stage and screen (and, most important to yours truly, the first two Planet of the Apes movies) has died at the age of 84. I have great respect for Heston both in his personal and professional work, and regret I will never have the chance to meet him and thank him for the hours of enjoyment his work gave me (not to mention the countless times I joyfully mocked his… acting… ABILITY!).

Mark Evanier’s reax.

Drew McWeeney (aka Moriorty of Ain’t it cool news) posts his reaction (he blames the damn dirty apes).

Harry (also from AICN) reacts as well.

One of Chuck’s best (OK, most memorable) scenes:

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The trailer for you-know-what:

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And finally, another memorable line-reading:

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Rest in peace, sir.

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